The Tulare County Museum is set to celebrate its newest exhibit at the Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum.

The Tulare County Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum, located in Mooney Grove Park, will host the reception in honor of the opening of the new exhibit: Passion Produces Excellence: Commemorating Italian Experiences in Tulare County.

The exhibit’s debut will run from 1-3 p.m. m on Sunday. Admission to the park and the museum is free.

The museum has collaborated with members of the local Italian community to create a display that will tell a story of the influence that the Italian community has had on Tulare County.

“In 1930, these Italian immigrants formed Roma Lodge to carry on the Italian Culture in Tulare County,” said Larry Dutto, provost of the COS Tulare College Center. “The lodge has been active for the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for 85 years.”

Photographs and artifacts from local Italian families aim to showcase the Italian culture, which includes a wide variety of elements such as items used in the dairy business, grape industry, and walnut production, items that give recognition to strong ambition, and family heirlooms from Italy.

The exhibit opening program will include traditional music played by a live accordion player and brief talks by community members featured in the accompanying video produced by Tulare County Office of Education. Deli meats, cheeses, and traditional Italian cookies, provided by the Sons of Italy, will be available for tasting during the event.

For more information, call museum Curator Amy King, at 733-6616.

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